Samantha Jade Yu Yi Bowers
Lynn and John Bowers recently returned from China with Samantha Jade, from Changsha, Hunan Province. Lynn has written their story, including pointers for waiting families about the trip to China.
Lynn and John Bowers recently returned from China with Samantha Jade, from Changsha, Hunan Province. Lynn has written their story, including pointers for waiting families about the trip to China.
En Route to Katie
Monica and Paul Reddin were in China in late June 2006 to bring home their daughter, Katie. During and since the trip they maintained a blog, so you can get a front-row view of their experience by clicking on the link below.
Monica and Paul Reddin were in China in late June 2006 to bring home their daughter, Katie. During and since the trip they maintained a blog, so you can get a front-row view of their experience by clicking on the link below.
The Story of Mira & Jolie
Before Mira Jeffrey-Craft she was five years old, she had already returned to China several times. But no trip was like her journey to get her sister, Jolie.
Before Mira Jeffrey-Craft she was five years old, she had already returned to China several times. But no trip was like her journey to get her sister, Jolie.
Claire: The McLaughlin's Log
If you've ever wondered what it's like day-to-day on an adoption trip, you can read JR and Stratton McLaughlin's detailed log of their journey in December of 2005 to bring home Claire Mimi.
If you've ever wondered what it's like day-to-day on an adoption trip, you can read JR and Stratton McLaughlin's detailed log of their journey in December of 2005 to bring home Claire Mimi.
Amy & Alice Rose
Alice Rose came home from Fuling in April of 2002. You can read read her mom's account of a return visit in 2006.
Alice Rose came home from Fuling in April of 2002. You can read read her mom's account of a return visit in 2006.
Mary & Sara
Mary Davis and her nine-year-old daughter Sara made a return visit to Shanghai in July of 2005. Read their story if you have ever thought of making a similar trip yourself. Gladney's China program helps arrange such ventures.
Mary Davis and her nine-year-old daughter Sara made a return visit to Shanghai in July of 2005. Read their story if you have ever thought of making a similar trip yourself. Gladney's China program helps arrange such ventures.
CCAA Visit (April 2006)
In April of 2006, Gladney's China program and several Gladney China families were pleased to host several senior officials from the China Center for Adoptive Affairs (CCAA).
In April of 2006, Gladney's China program and several Gladney China families were pleased to host several senior officials from the China Center for Adoptive Affairs (CCAA).
Learning To Be Chinese In America
Gladney mom Lynn Schwartz writes in What's Up? Annapolis magazine about some of the things adoptive parents do to give children an opportunity to keep a connection to China.
"Most Saturday mornings, I join four other mothers at the back of the class while our daughters learn that hong means red and shu bao li youshén me asks, "What's in the backpack?" Our daughters, adopted from China, ages 7-11, sit attentively at the front of the class translating Chinese characters on flash cards. I watch my daughter, Ibbi Fei Yan, and her classmates with awe and pride as their young minds grasp a new language, for the Chinese characters, although exquisitely beautiful, remain a mystery to me."
Gladney mom Lynn Schwartz writes in What's Up? Annapolis magazine about some of the things adoptive parents do to give children an opportunity to keep a connection to China.
"Most Saturday mornings, I join four other mothers at the back of the class while our daughters learn that hong means red and shu bao li youshén me asks, "What's in the backpack?" Our daughters, adopted from China, ages 7-11, sit attentively at the front of the class translating Chinese characters on flash cards. I watch my daughter, Ibbi Fei Yan, and her classmates with awe and pride as their young minds grasp a new language, for the Chinese characters, although exquisitely beautiful, remain a mystery to me."
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About the China Initiative
The China Initiative is a bold new endeavor to benefit adoptive families, children from China, and children still in China. It is also an extraordinary opportunity to strengthen the bond families and children feel to China.